Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Mini overnight bags: The completed project photos

Drum roll please.....here they are:

An interior shot.An elastic edged side pocket.

Proud owner of the Sis Bloom overnight bag.

Proud owner of the Amy Butler bag (Why does this one seem bigger on a taller recipient? I guess wrong camera angles can add 10 pounds).I'm really happy how these turned out! It was difficult to make both at the same time -- my girls have figured out that being first is synonymous with owning mistake riddled prototype. So I alternated between both and thus equally distributed the mistakes :)

I just cut out my own and hopefully mine will have just a few mistakes :)

P.S. I'm trying to work out a pattern for these, but the gusset dimensions are a bit fiddly.

ETA: Without errors, each bag should take 4-5 hours to cut and sew. Cutting time was longer due to limited yardage (and to center motifs). Another hour to draft and cut pattern pieces.

I've been waiting with bated breath to see the finished project(s), and the end product is beyond my expectation! You did a fantastic job! I know your girls will enjoy using these for a long time.~Elaine~